An unusually broad series of seven cyclombandakamines, bridged dimeric naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from the Congolese liana <em>Ancistrocladus... (Publications)
A series of seven unusual dimeric naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids was isolated from the leaves of the tropical liana Ancistrocladus ealaensis J. Leonard, named cyclombandakamine A (1), 1-epi-cyclomband
Persistent hot spots in Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Research and Evaluation studies for gaining and sustaining control of... (Publications)
Control of schistosomiasis presently relies largely on preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel through mass drug administration (MDA) programs. The Schistosomiasis Consortium for Operational Researc
Air pollution, lung function and COPD: results from the population-based UK Biobank study (Publications)
Ambient air pollution increases the risk of respiratory mortality but evidence for impacts on lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is less well established. The aim was to ev
The mediating effect of immune markers on the association between ambient air pollution and adult-onset asthma (Publications)
We aim to investigate to what extent a set of immune markers mediate the association between air pollution and adult-onset asthma. We considered long-term exposure to multiple air pollution markers an
Human behaviour and residual malaria transmission in Zanzibar: findings from in-depth interviews and direct observation of community events (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Zanzibar has maintained malaria prevalence below 1% for the past decade, yet elimination remains elusive despite high coverage of core vector control interventions. As part of a study inve
Activity and pharmacokinetics of a praziquantel crystalline polymorph in the <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> mouse model (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a global disease of significant public health relevance. Only one racemic drug, praziquantel, characterized by low bioavailability low water solubility and extensive first pass meta
Transfigurations of health and the moral economy of medicine: subjectivities, materialities, values (Publications)
This special issue explores the deep entanglements between medicine, law, politics, morality and economy in the contemporary world order and asks how these entwinements shape illness experiences and f
Bovine leptospirosis in abattoirs in Uganda: molecular detection and risk of exposure among workers (Publications)
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease reported worldwide. In Uganda, seropositivity has been reported in both humans and domesticated animals, including cattle. However, it remains unknown whe